The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1887-03-04

dont AND In his discretion, through the commits
the several states In preventing the spread Of
pieuro- -pneumon1a; the appropriation to expire
The bill was amended SO as to have the
the United States without t. the he Necessity Of
connrmAtaon by the senate. Various amend
meDts to tho bill, giving the president au-
tnor1ty which had been proposed to be given
10 the commissioners of agriculture were
agreed to.
Mr. Hoar offered the following, which was
laid over:
4 Resolved. That IL Is the Judgment of the sem
ates that under the present circumstances no
;sngottasions should be undertaken with Great
Britain in regard to existing differences with
her province of Canada, which has for its obje t
the reduction. change or abolition OF any of our
existing duties on Imports
HOUSE.
The house to day, by reason OF tho lack
OF q two thirds vote in the affirmative, re-
fused to pass the dependent pension bill
over the veto. The debate was the most
exciting OF the session.
The speeches OF the day were by Bragg,
Mckinley and Hepburn ofIowa. The vote
stood yeas 175--nays 125.
The vote by which the bill originally passed
the house was $50 to 76 so 1t appears that
the tollowing-named members (all Demo-
crats) changed their votes on the measures;
, Adams IN ", Bacon, Boyle, Burns, Cobb,
Sint' GSinItin' Dawson. DongheTty, Eden, EImentrout,
Morrison. Outhwatte. Scott, Seymour, Shaw.
Sowden; Springer. Stahlneckcr. Stone Mol.
Viele. Ward tInd) and A. ]. Warner tOhiol.
Upon the announcement of the vote there
was applause on the Democratic side and
hisses and grOans from tho advocates of the
bill -
SENATE.
The senate passed substitute for the
resolution to investigate the Pacific rail.
roads, with important amendments.
The bill, as passed. provides for the appoint
ment OF three commissioners, with compensa-
tion OF $3.50 q month, travelling expenses and
papers and methods Of railroad companies.
~ specifics the various subjects of inquiry, ard
requires the commissioners to report as to the
extension Of Time for tho performance of the OBJ
nQations OF the companies to the United States,
ana TO submit scheme for such
inves.sation. and anthoTses J the presidens M If
deemed necessary by him, to redeem or other
wise clear OF all prior liens, mortgages or other
dna 1is q 'ao
mortgages. The sinking funds held in the
treasury as security for the indebtedness of the
company's may be invested in the subsidy
bonds or In the first mortgage bonds of the COM
panies.
The committee on Indian affairsof the SEN
ate to-day reported back, with favorable
accommodation, Senator Sabin's bill pro-
vtdlng for the Improvement OF small streams
on Indian reservations, to assist in log driv-
ing. The terms of the bill are:
The secretary of the interior is authorized to
permit persons engaged In cutting logs on small
streams howfnR Through reservations to make
such necessary improvements in clearing out
rocks or building dams as may DO required to
hood the logs over rapids and shallow places,
provided that no timber shall be cut or injury
DY0nprtv m n nd hot
the approval OF tho agent In charge VI tho res
ervation shall bc first obtane,'.
The resolution of Mr.. Van Wyck, proposing
o constitutional amendment for the election
taken up, and Mr.. Van Wyok spoke In favor
OF 1t
The experiment of election by state legisla-
tures had been fully tried. and the people were
earnestly urging change. The necessity for
the last month In New Jersey, Indiana and Ne
braska. In the latter state an expression of the
people on that point had been had In the cleo
tion OF majority OF the members of the legisla- j.
ture pledged to IL. The railroad corporations
hnd 1nterposed to reverse that Judgment, to beat
the people, by their influence and wealth and by
their mysterious agencies. Thus while the
votes OF those instructed and pledged would
nave secured what the people desired, purchased
traitors had withheld their votes 80 as to defeat
what the people demanded.
THE LOWER BRANCH
The conference report on the retaliation
bills was agreed to, and Messrs Belmont,
R1oe and Clementswerea appointed conferrees
Motion to suspend tho rules and pass the
senate bill providing for agricultural expert
mental stations was agreed to hv n vote of
lo2 to IL. The conference report on in.
valid pension appropriation bills was
agreed to. The only points of difference
were In regard to the provisions for tho
offices of pension agents As agreed to. the
bill appropriates $20,O for the rent of
such offices, and requires the secretary of
the treasury to furnish quarters in public
buildings for the occupancy OF pension
agencies when possible. The house went
into committee of the whole on the naval
appropriation bill. The pending amendment.
appropriating $l2 900 for the repair Of tina
naval war college building on Coasters
island, was rejooted-S3 to SS. MIR Bou-
telle moved to strike out the paragraph ap-
propriating 81. 900, 900 for the construction
OF two timber dry docks, to be located at
such navy yard as this secretary of the navy
may indicate
he criticised tho provision for its failure to
Indicate where they should be located. 1t was
dangerous to leave the matter to the discretion
OF tho secretary, which may be exercised accord.
ing to the exigencies of a political election.
Inc motion was IoEt The committee
adopted IN amendment appropriating 5000,
OOO Tar repairs to the Hartford, Kearsarge,
Trenton. Swatara. Thetis, Nepsic, Richmond
and Enterprise. G. IL Page, recently elected
representative from the Second congress
sonal district of Rhode Island, took the
oath of Office